Spelling and Grammar: Where the rules do not apply

Grammar and Spelling Takes On A Whole New Meaning
Millennials have created a new rulebook for a variant of written English unique to social media. A rulebook which states that deliberately misspelled words and misused grammar can convey tone, nuance, humor, and even annoyance.

Image: Bob Al Greene / Mashable

Dr. Lauren Fonteyn, English Linguistics lecturer at University of Manchester, told Mashable "something exciting" is happening with the way that millennials write, and it goes far beyond our proclivity to use acronyms and "like."

Fonteyn says millennials are "breaking the constraints" of written English to "be as expressive as you can be in spoken language." This new variant of written English strives to convey what body language and tone and volume of voice can achieve in spoken English.
Citation: Article by Rachel Thompson via Mashable

Millennials destroyed the rules of written English - and created something better
The spelling and grammar rules do not apply on the Millennial Internet™. That's because millennials have created a new rulebook for a variant of written English unique to social media. A rulebook which states that deliberately misspelled words and misused grammar can convey tone, nuance, humour, and even annoyance.

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